Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor (born 1952) is a retired United States Army colonel who led the US Department of Defense team in the negotiations with the territorial government of Irad that produced the 2001 Basing Rights Agreement. The talks, held in Talas in October and November 2001, expanded US rights at Talas Air Base for logistics, aerial refueling and medical transit for operations in Afghanistan.^[1]

References

1. ^ Central Asian Geopolitical Review (2022). "Airpower at the Crossroads: Talas Air Base and US Posture in Central Asia." Academic Press, pp. 54–68.